Re: XP has no significant bugs that any significant number of users want fixed
- From: "Fritz Schlunder" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 13:56:40 -0700
"Fritz Schlunder" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Currently the biggest source of frustration comes from things like
viruses,
> worms, adware, spam, etc. These aren't exactly Microsoft's fault. In the
> case of the bugs in Win95/98, those were clearly Microsoft's sole
> responsibility. They created them and they should have been the ones to
fix
> them. In the case of things like viruses, adware, spam, etc. the problem
> isn't caused by Microsoft. The problem is caused by degenerate elements
of
> society that have obtained excessively high levels of technological
> sophistication. Granted Microsoft is the only single entity in the world
> that has the power to make a difference in this problem, but they weren't
> the cause of these problems, and to blame them isn't exactly fair.
Oh, one more thing about security. Microsoft does care about security, and
they are doing things to actively combat these problems. They are
constantly releasing large quantities of security updates and other fixes on
a very regular basis. They have also made it much easier for regular people
to apply them by making the update Windows feature. To a certain extent
they are already doing pretty much all that is reasonably within their
power.
I do have one complaint though. I assume they still currently do this,
though I don't know for certain. I know in the past Microsoft has released
security bulletins which detail the possible security loopholes alongside
with the fixes. Since the fixes take some time to distribute, they in
effect alert hackers of the weakness before immunity has reach the general
computer populace. Several very significant and effective exploits have
been made specifically as a consequence of these security bulletins released
by Microsoft. Obviously Microsoft should bear some responsibility in these
cases since they themselves played a role in helping out the degenerate
elements of society. Still, no company or decision making process is
perfect. The important part is if they learn from past mistakes and change
their policies for the future. I don't know if they have or not.
.
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